A collection of vintage photographs, which have re-emerged after more than 50 years, show the changing faces of Truro’s most beloved, iconic and long-forgotten pubs over the decades.

A series of more than 20 photographs was taken in 1964 of every single pub in and around Truro. Although a number of them have been lost over the years, the remaining ones provide a nostalgic glance into times gone by.

You can see what the buildings looked like in 1964, compared to what they look like now, in the video slideshow above.

The photographs are now owned by Chris Bradley, a former Truronian who now lives in Plymouth.

The former Exeter Inn on Richmond Hill in Truro, photographed in 1964

He said: “They were taken by Baltrus, he was my step-grandfather.

“He was from Lithuania originally and came over here as the war was ending, he was evacuated over here.

“He met my gran and that was that, it was quite controversial at the time.

“He was a camera fanatic. One day he got in his car and said, I’m going to take a photo of every pub in and around Truro, and he did.

“He used to have a proper old fashioned camera, he loved black and white. He took a couple of colour ones, but they’re not the same feel or character.”

Baltrus lived in Agar Road in Truro city centre for around 50 years and died in 1984.

“I’ve lost a few over the years, which I’m really upset about, but the majority are there,” Chris added.

“When my mother died, the photographs were all passed down to me. They’re lovely to look back on.”

The Market Inn on Lemon Quay has barely changed in the last five decades

Chris was born in his grandparents’ home in Agar Road, where he lived for 29 years.

Now living in Devon, Chris said that the images are a “great reminder” of both his time in Cornwall and his beloved step-granddad.

A true Cornishman at heart, Chris said that he loves to visit Truro and some of his old haunts to see how things have changed and added that his "misses" the city.

Truro's popular White Hart pub on New Bridge Street

He added: “I live in Plymouth now and have done for the last 34 years, but I come back from time to time. A lot [of the pubs] aren’t there anymore, which is a shame. It’s not the same, the old pubs aren’t like they used to be.

“I’m sure that the people of Truro will be able to remember a few of them, it’s nice to look back.”